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VINTAGE JDM LUXURY
1965 • TH31 SERIES
1.9L H-ENGINE
The Pioneer of Showa Executive Luxury
NEVER RESTORED —30 YEARS WITH HIROSHI NAKAYA, PRINCE CRAFT
For most of the 1950s Nissan built Austin cars under licence. In 1960 it launched a flagship of its own:
The monocoque Cedric
Nissan’s catalogue called the cabin a salon and sold the car to Japan’s leaders in politics, government and business. Its 2,690 mm wheelbase was the longest in its class.
The Custom offered Japan’s first fully automatic gearbox: a three-speed BorgWarner, selected through L, D, N, R and P.
Some 30 years ago, Hiroshi Nakaya of Prince Craft took over the car from its first owner, a hotel, with 40,000 km on the clock. For the next three decades it was his own car, maintained with new parts and never restored.
In August 2026 the exhaust, clutch, tyres, engine hoses and bushings were replaced with new parts, and the car passed Japan’s two-year roadworthiness inspection (shaken).
Nissan’s first monocoque flagship sedan,
never restored and kept in original condition
as a record of Japan’s automotive history.
NISSAN
THE ART OF SHOWA ENGINEERING
THE TIRE
THE CEDRIC FRONT EMBLEM
THE HORIZONTAL QUAD MASK
In 1962 the four headlamps moved into a single horizontal row. For this Custom, Nissan also gave it a new radiator grille.
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The Custom rode on 6.40-14 four-ply tyres, finished here with whitewalls and full chrome hubcaps.
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Nissan’s catalogue called the rear flowing, with new tail lamps and a boot lid that opens almost down to the bumper.
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Large tail lamps, in a new design for this model, are listed among the Custom’s safety features.
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Walnut on the instrument panel, a two-speaker radio, and a heater for the rear seat alone, set from a switch behind the front seat.
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